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C/1999 K2 (Ferris)

Basic Information of C/1999 K2 (Ferris)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 5.338566
Eccentricity 0.963543
Inclination (deg) 82.383300
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 300.225600
Argument of perihelion (deg) 4.663800
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 1772.007403

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1999-04-09T10:24:31.680
Period (years) 1772.007403

Magnitude

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Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 08:34:46.72 +53:18:07.0 43.131 2.31 322.9 HIP 41894 22.89
2025-11-22 08:34:43.00 +53:18:51.1 43.122 2.34 321.8 HIP 41894 22.78
2025-11-23 08:34:39.13 +53:19:35.2 43.113 2.37 320.8 HIP 41894 22.69
2025-11-24 08:34:35.12 +53:20:19.3 43.104 2.40 319.7 HIP 41894 22.62
2025-11-25 08:34:30.96 +53:21:03.2 43.096 2.43 318.7 HIP 41894 22.57
2025-11-26 08:34:26.65 +53:21:47.1 43.087 2.47 317.7 HIP 41894 22.55
2025-11-27 08:34:22.20 +53:22:30.9 43.079 2.50 316.7 HIP 41894 22.55
2025-11-28 08:34:17.61 +53:23:14.5 43.071 2.53 315.8 HIP 41894 22.58
2025-11-29 08:34:12.87 +53:23:58.0 43.063 2.56 314.8 HIP 41894 22.63
2025-11-30 08:34:08.00 +53:24:41.3 43.055 2.59 313.9 HIP 41894 22.72
2025-12-01 08:34:02.98 +53:25:24.4 43.048 2.62 313.0 HIP 41832 22.67
2025-12-02 08:33:57.83 +53:26:07.3 43.040 2.65 312.1 HIP 41832 21.70
2025-12-03 08:33:52.55 +53:26:50.1 43.033 2.68 311.3 HIP 41832 20.72
2025-12-04 08:33:47.13 +53:27:32.5 43.026 2.71 310.4 HIP 41832 19.72
2025-12-05 08:33:41.58 +53:28:14.8 43.019 2.74 309.6 HIP 41832 18.72
2025-12-06 08:33:35.89 +53:28:56.8 43.012 2.77 308.8 HIP 41832 17.72
2025-12-07 08:33:30.08 +53:29:38.5 43.006 2.77 308.8 HIP 41832 16.70